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Collections (Folders) ​

Tags are great for cross-cutting labels, but sometimes you want a single place for a page — like a file folder. Collections give you that: a tree of folders in the sidebar, one collection per saved page, optional nesting, and the same filtering power as the rest of the app.

Collections complement tags; they do not replace them. You can still tag highlights and pages as before.

🚀 Ultimate Feature

This feature is available in our Ultimate plan. You can try it free for 7 days. Upgrade to Ultimate anytime from the pricing page within the app.

What it looks like ​

The COLLECTIONS block sits in the app sidebar (extension expanded view and web app). You see your folders, counts on each row, expand/collapse chevrons, and a + to create a new top-level folder.

Sidebar showing a nested Collections tree: Work with DevOps inside, plus Personal and Research
Nested folders in the sidebar — same mental model as a file explorer

Why one folder per page? ​

Each bookmark (saved page) can sit in at most one collection. That keeps the model simple: the chip on bookmark details always shows either a folder path (e.g. Work › DevOps) or Unsorted (not in any folder yet).

Creating folders ​

  1. In the sidebar, under COLLECTIONS, click +.
  2. Type a name and press Enter (or choose the create row in the picker).

Sub-folders ​

  • Hover a folder row and click ⋯ → New sub-collection, or right-click the row for the same menu.
  • When the picker opens with a “Adding sub-collection to …” banner, type the new name and confirm — the new folder is created under that parent.
Collection row actions menu with New sub-collection, Rename, and Delete
Row menu on a folder — new sub-folder, rename, or delete

Moving pages into a folder ​

From bookmark details (all platforms) ​

Open a saved page, then use the folder chip next to the tags area. Click it to open the picker: search, tree, Unsorted, and inline Create when you type a new name.

Collection picker with tree, Unsorted option, and search
Pick a folder or create one without leaving bookmark details

After you assign a page, the chip shows the folder path (nested folders use a › breadcrumb).

Bookmark details toolbar showing the collection chip with folder label
The collection chip reflects the current folder

Two actions in one chip ​

When you hover the folder chip, two extra affordances fade in so it's clear the chip has more than one job:

  • A small chevron next to the label — clicking the chip body opens the picker (change folder / move to Unsorted / create a new one).
  • An open icon on the right — clicking it drills into that folder in the grid, the same as clicking the folder in the sidebar tree or as a card in the Collections grid.

TIP

You only see these icons on hover or while the chip has keyboard focus, so the resting view stays calm. Keyboard users can Tab to the chip, then Tab again to focus the open icon and press Enter to drill in.

Drag and drop (desktop) ​

On desktop (non-touch), you can drag a bookmark card from the grid onto a folder row in the sidebar to assign it. Touch devices rely on the chip + picker instead — drag sources are disabled there so the UI stays predictable.

Browsing folders in the grid ​

The web app (and in-extension app view) includes a Collections section in the nav, same idea as Tags or Websites: you get a grid of folder cards with labels, paths, page counts, and sub-folder counts.

Grid view listing collection cards with folder icons
Browse all folders from the Collections grid

Clicking a folder card drills into that folder: you see direct child folders and pages whose collection is exactly that folder — like stepping into a folder in a file manager, not “everything under this tree merged into one list.”

You can also click a folder in the sidebar tree to apply the same drill-down filter.

Quick filter ​

In contexts where bookmark filters apply, you can use the collection: prefix in the search / filter flow (see Web App — Grid & Filters) to narrow pages by folder, consistent with other quick filters.

Bulk move ​

When multiple bookmark cards are selected in the grid, the toolbar can include Move to, which opens the same collection picker and assigns every selected page to the folder you pick.

Deleting folders ​

Deleting a folder does not delete your saved pages. Sub-folders are removed with the parent; bookmarks that were inside are moved back to Unsorted. You’ll see a confirmation before delete, and a short summary after.

Home dashboard ​

The Home overview includes your total Collections count in the stats bar so you can jump into organizing at a glance.

Dashboard stats bar including Collections
Collections appear alongside your other library stats

Further reading ​